Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Lu Liu was following Xiao Zirong today. At first, those officials almost thought that this was some young man disguised as a woman. In fact, the other party was too tall. The officials who followed Xiao Xuan could compare with Lu Liu in height. There are only two people for comparison, I think it is Shangshu Ling Chaihe, and the other is Xiao Ji.

But Xiao Ji didn't come out today, so Lu Liu attracted even more attention.

It's just that she has been silent all along, just guarding Xiao Zirong with a knife in her waist, so gradually everyone stopped paying attention to her.

After hearing this, Lu Liu immediately turned around and went down the city wall.

Before Xiao Zirong also wanted to let Xiao Xuan take a look at the Burst Arrow, but it is impossible to promote it, the cost is high, and this kind of battle cannot be fought.

But as a trump card, it should still be good.

Not long after, Lu Liu carefully brought three arrows over, Xiao Zirong nodded to her and said, "Go."

Lu Liu immediately went over to operate the crossbow.

Originally, the general wanted his subordinates to come over to help, but he just watched helplessly as the little lady took care of the step crossbow that required two people to operate by herself.

This... This is... Innate divine power!

In an instant, everyone looked at Lu Liu differently.

Xiao Zirong smiled slightly. These people have only been here for two days, and they haven't responded to the situation that the city is full of young ladies.

In other words, they had heard some rumors before, and they weren't that surprised, but when they saw female officers or female guards, many people would subconsciously frown, even if they were not malicious, they would look at them as if they were looking at something strange.

This kind of gaze is definitely not comfortable, but it is not so easy to prove that the little lady is not inferior to the man.

So many years of education and social atmosphere have affected all people, making people have a deep-rooted understanding.

In this case, it's useless to rely on talking, relying on doing... people don't even look at it.

Then simply rely on force - the old lady has big fists, and everyone is less aggressive, and I will beat you if you dare to talk nonsense.

Although he wouldn't say it so bluntly, but under the threat of force, at least he wouldn't show that kind of discrimination openly.

Xiao Zirong didn't care what these people thought, what he cared about was that the opinions of these people would have an impact on the little ladies.

With great difficulty, he built up confidence for the little ladies, letting them know that they are no worse than men. Wouldn't they have built Taoyuan City without men?

Lu Liu's move indeed calmed down many people, but soon everyone was attracted by the bursting arrow.

After the arrow was wound, Lu Liu turned to look at Xiao Zirong.

Xiao Zirong nodded, and the bursting arrow was shot out instantly. When it was shot, someone immediately said, "Why did the arrow catch fire?"

Not only was it on fire, there was even a wave of small-scale explosions when the bursting arrow shot into the soft ground.

The sound of the explosion was not loud, but this series of changes really dazzled people.

The general stammered a little: "This... this... what is this?"

Xiao Zirong looked down and found that the effect of the arrow just now was not very good.

The bursting arrow itself is not very powerful. After all, it does not carry much black powder, so it just blows up a small hole in the ground, and their city walls are a bit high, so the small hole can be seen, but it is not obvious. The power is obviously not enough.

The curiosity on everyone's faces was more than shock, obviously wondering why the arrow ignited by itself, and how it split open by itself.

Xiao Zirong simply asked someone to erect a scarecrow outside the city, and then asked Lu Liu to adjust and aim at the scarecrow.

The second bursting arrow directly hit the scarecrow, and the scarecrow was blown to pieces in an instant. After the explosion, the straw flying to the ground was still burning with little flames.

This example is very intuitive, Xiao Xuan shrank his pupils, and thought for a moment that the exploding arrow hit a person, then... this person must be hopeless.

The general lay on the city wall and watched for a while, then turned his head to look at Xiao Zirong, smiled very kindly and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, how many arrows will I share with you?"

Xiao Zirong:? ? ? ?

He thought that after seeing the power of the Exploding Arrow, everyone's first thought was to ask how it was done.

Of course, he will give out the production method, but he also needs to exchange some benefits for Taoyuan City.

If he is alone, he will give it, and he doesn't care what this thing can bring him.

But now...he has hundreds of people under him waiting to be fed.

Xiao Zirong couldn't ignore these things, so he had to change the benefits, and even discussed with Xiao Xuexing what to change.

But now... General?General, what's wrong with you, General?How can you not play according to the rules?

Xiao Zirong felt numb for a while, he hadn't thought about this problem, it's very simple, he planned to trade the production method for benefits, how could the imperial court ask him for the bursting arrow after getting the production method?

Xiao Xuexing, who was standing by the side, looked at his younger brother who was so dazed that he couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, coughed lightly and said, "General, it is very difficult to make and preserve bursting arrows, and even Rong'er doesn't have many of them. .”

Xiao Zirong came back to his senses and took a look at Xiao Xuexing. After seeing the smile in the other person's eyes, he understood instantly - Xiao Xuexing had already guessed that this might be the case, but this guy still discussed with him in a serious manner how to use the formula to exchange for good things. Never reminded him at all!

Xiao Zirong glanced at Xiao Xuexing angrily, then turned his head and said to the general: "Not only that, the materials needed can't be found around Taoyuan City, so they have to be purchased from outside, so I will only make some and keep them for later use. If there is no war, the medicine inside will be consumed before it expires."

The war... In Taoyuan City, who would come to fight here except those Wei Jun who didn't have eyes and lost their way?

How could there be war?So this means that Taoyuan City has no stock at all.

The general's hands are itchy, the general's hands are not only itchy but also his heart is itchy.

While rubbing hands around Xiao Zirong, he hesitated to speak, not only him, but also General Beizheng.

Although General Beizheng's official position is not as high as that of the Great General, the two are best friends and have very similar temperaments.

However, General Beizheng reacted faster than the general: "Your Highness, if His Highness does not dislike it, the general is willing to provide a batch of materials, as long as His Highness can do some for me."

Xiao Zirong looked at General Beizheng with some surprise, his reaction was quick enough, does this mean to use materials as money for the Explosive Arrow?

The general slapped his thigh, why didn't he expect it?

He can do the same, and he immediately followed up and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. If Your Highness is willing, I can let my son-in-law come over every year to help His Highness do some things."

The general is not lacking in understanding, he is aware of the situation in Taoyuan City, there are few people in this place, and if there are few people, there will be a shortage of people to work.

Give money... He has seen the prices of glazed windows and glazed lamps before, regardless of the cost, just looking at the fixed quantity, he knows that King Xuancheng must be making a lot of money.

In this case, people who give money may not be willing to help, so it is better to help in key places.

Judging from the personnel composition of Taoyuan City, King Xuancheng is still very cautious about the population composition of Taoyuan City. This place is equivalent to a different kind of palace, and he will definitely not be willing to let others enter his territory casually.

Then he might as well not give it away, but just send someone over to help. As for what to do, you have the final say, even if it's just doing some manual work, it doesn't matter.

After hearing this, Xiao Zirong was a little moved. He really lacked people here. Among other things, after the glass windows and lights were ready, a large number of people would be needed to transport them all the way to Jiankang.

Before, he wanted to use all Xiao Xuexing's people, but he was worried that it would affect the reputation of Xueziying.

If it's a member of the general... why should he worry about the reputation of the general's subordinates?

General Beizheng gave the general a thumbs-up, but he didn't follow suit. There are some things that the general can do, but he can't.

"Hey, this matter still needs to be discussed in a long-term way." Shangshu Ling Chaihe said: "This thing is powerful, so it's better to discuss it in detail."

Xiao Zirong glanced at him, and found that Chai He was also secretly staring at Ta Nu with light in his eyes.

In fact, these days there is a difference between literati and military generals, but not too much. Even the so-called literati are the kind who can mount horses and fight, which is not as exaggerated as the Ming Dynasty.

And anyone with a bit of status and status knows that everything is possible with soldiers. Taking ten thousand steps back, at least they can protect themselves in troubled times.

Over the past few years, the throne of Qi State has been changed frequently, which is quite turbulent, which makes everyone more self-protective.

Even if it is not for self-protection, they also want to increase their influence in the army. Explosive Arrow is really a good thing, having it is equivalent to having absolute force.

All of a sudden, many people were very eager. The generals and the generals of the Northern Expedition wanted to arm their soldiers, while some wanted to arm their own troops.

Xiao Xuan, who stood aside and didn't speak for a long time, had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, and suddenly sighed and said: "It's cold in the night, both Rong'er and Shi Shilang are weak, let's go back first and then talk about it."

Xiao Zirong:? ? ? ?

no?You say Xiao Xuexing, just say Xiao Xuexing, when did I become weak?

However, looking at Xiao Xuan's expression that was definitely not happy, Xiao Zirong hesitated and said nothing but said: "There is nothing to see on the city wall, the sky is already dark, we should go back."

At this moment, Xiao Yan suddenly asked: "I haven't had time to ask just now, what did His Highness use to build the city wall?"

He looked at it carefully for a while during this journey, except for a crack on the surface of the city wall, he couldn't see what it was at all.

As for the seam, Xiao Yan also calculated it carefully, and the distance between the two seams is almost the same, which means that these seams were intentionally left by King Xuancheng.

After analyzing it, Xiao Yan could only say that this thing should not be a natural product like stone, otherwise it would be basically impossible to be so regular.

Even if forced to make it like this, the manpower and material resources spent are not what Taoyuan City can provide.

After hearing this, Xiao Zirong said in his heart that I thought you didn't care about this anymore.

He said nonchalantly, "Oh, it's a local special powder material mixed with sand and water, and it's like this."

Xiao Zirong was never just an explanation, he generally liked to demonstrate directly, so the group moved to a place in the city where they were working, where they happened to be plastering cement on the mud bricks.

It was the first time for everyone to see a house built like this.

Although Xiao Xuan has experienced hardships, he has never studied how to build a house, at most he has studied the layout of a garden.

On the contrary, a censor who came from a poor family looked at it carefully and said pleasantly, "This is much more convenient."

He turned his head to look at Xiao Zirong and asked, "Your Highness, will this thing be sold?"

Xiao Zirong seemed a little surprised: "Do you want to buy this too? Well, it's not that you can't sell it, but this thing looks simple, but in fact it still requires a certain ability to control it. I'm afraid it won't work well if you buy it. trouble."

Before Xiao Xuan could speak, the general at the side waved his hand and said, "It happens that I have a Zhuangzi who wants to rebuild it. You can send someone to do the work. The price is negotiable!"

Xiao Zirong was a little suspicious, why did he always feel that these people seemed to be giving him money on purpose?